PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Manu (ranked 2100 p4p, 2660 weight class) and Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 98 p4p, 134 weight class). Manu comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Manu
vs
Czarny Z Garbowa

169 cm
22
155
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
33
200
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Fast

HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION
UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Manu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manu fails to land with a series of punches.
Czarny Z Garbowa feints the counter takedown.
Manu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Czarny Z Garbowa has time to react.
Manu throws a head kick but Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Czarny Z Garbowa is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Manu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manu jabs Czarny Z Garbowa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manu defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Czarny Z Garbowa circles away quickly and effectively.
Manu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Manu both land. Nice combination.
Manu throws a sloppy head kick and Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa blocks a jab.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Manu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Czarny Z Garbowa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Manu throws a body punch but Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Manu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manu throws a nice looking combination but Czarny Z Garbowa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Manu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Czarny Z Garbowa blocks a head kick by Manu.
Manu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manu won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Czarny Z Garbowa takes a little break here. Manu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Manu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manu tries to get out of the position.

Czarny Z Garbowa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Czarny Z Garbowa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Manu is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manu defending against the ground and pound.
Czarny Z Garbowa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Manu!
Czarny Z Garbowa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Czarny Z Garbowa content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czarny Z Garbowa working the ground and pound effectively.
Czarny Z Garbowa breaks from Manu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Manu hang on?

Czarny Z Garbowa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Manu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Manu shrugs it off.
Czarny Z Garbowa raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa.
I think Czarny Z Garbowa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!

Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa wins by unanimous decision!
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa thanked the fans post fight for their support.